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TIL 9 of the 10 most common birthdays in the world are in September, with conception happening in the third or fourth week of December.

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OGVMY TIL that a day on Planet Venus is a little longer than a year. One year in Venus translates to about 224.70 Earth days, and during this time the planet experiences only two sunrises and two sunsets.
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